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Read. Follow. Verify.Mississippi Legislature bars prostitution expungements and establishes criminal exemptions for human trafficking victims
Last action · March 3, 2026: 03/03 (H) Died In CommitteeSponsor: Daniel Sparks
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What This Bill Proposed
Senate Bill 2336 prohibits the of felony prostitution convictions, exempts trafficked minors and victims from criminal liability for nonviolent offenses committed during victimization, and permits human trafficking victims to request expungements for certain past convictions, effective July 1, 2026.
Changes criminal records availability and legal liability for human trafficking victims, providing them with avenues to clear misdemeanor and nonviolent convictions and establishing an against charges resulting directly from their victimization.
- Mississippi Code Section 99-19-71 governs the expungement of criminal records for various misdemeanors and felonies within the state. context
- State human trafficking laws define criminal penalties and corporate liabilities for forced labor and commercial sexual servitude. context
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Human trafficking victims
Victims gain the ability to request expungement or vacatur of certain nonviolent convictions and receive protections from criminal liability and affirmative defenses.
Minors
Minors are explicitly exempted from criminal liability for nonviolent criminal activity occurring during victimization.
State enterprises
Enterprises face potential fines up to $1,000,000, profit disgorgement, and contract debarment for agent or employee human trafficking violations.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died in committee.
Procedural history
6 actions- Mar 3, 2026House03/03 (H) Died In Committee
- Feb 16, 2026HouseCommittee02/16 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
- Feb 12, 2026Senate02/12 (S) Transmitted To House
- Feb 11, 2026SenateFloor02/11 (S) Passed
- Feb 3, 2026SenateCommittee02/03 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
- Jan 19, 2026SenateCommittee01/19 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
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02/11 (S) Passed
Total
49
- Yes
- 49
- No
- 0
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 0
- Abstain
- 0
How they voted (49)
25 more members
Lobbying Activity
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Expansion of Post-Conviction Relief for Trafficking Victims
The measure bridges juvenile adjudications and adult criminal records by allowing both vacatur and expungement of nonviolent offenses tied directly to human trafficking.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 75)
- Controversy45Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz30Current news / social attention level
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